Story Progression
I don't know how many other players were as disappointed as I was with EA's default story progression. So much potential, so wasted.
My niece was the one who got me hooked on Sims 2 three years ago, she new my love of family heirlooms and my fascination with the game called Creatures and their wacky genetics. So started my obsession with legacy families.
She also talked me into buying and trying Sims 3, then prodded me to actual post my creations for the public consumption. You can blame or credit her for the houses and patterns that I create.
I was excited about the story progression, dropping a couple of premade sims into the town and watching what happened. Well pretty much nothing at all, I was bored quickly. Then I discovered Indie's story progression and fell in love all over again.
Now ISM has been taken over, modifed, converted and glorified by NRaa Industries Twallan at Crazy Town. Twallan's story progression mod is wonderful. Phase two just entered beta testing, while phase one is pretty solid. It is a non core mode so if you are an awsome mod user you won't have to choose.
As I read more about the upcoming expansion, I am still suprised with how EA has ignored developing what we already have and giving us the tools to create our own neighborhoods as originally mentioned upon release of Sims 3.
For me the hunt/quest/collect side of the Sims 3 is of no interest, probably due to World of Warcraft and similar game burnout.
Building and Story progression would be my niche, and I hope more than crypt basements are in our future. While I am humbled by what modders have done with story progression, I feel EA should have taken on that responsibility themselves.